ELEANOR AND DOLLY Comes to Randall Theater

An ambitious high school senior is determined to fulfill one of her life goals: to marry her high school sweetheart - problem? - she doesn't have one. In Jenny Stafford's ELEANOR AND DOLLY, straight-A student Ellie has a strict schedule for life. Channeling the advice of her hero, Eleanor Roosevelt, she enlists the help of her best friend when her last chance comes in the form of a mid-year exchange student.

ELEANOR AND DOLLY, directed by Brandon McShaffery, will be performed September 14 - 24, 2023, at Randall Theater, 2020 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA. Tickets can be purchased through this ticketing link: https://our.show/temple-university-school-of-tfma/78259

McShaffery is excited to work with the cast and crew on this new piece by Stafford, who is also described as a treasured colleague. It is the first staged production ELEANOR AND DOLLY has received, and he notes that he is excited to lead students through a new play development process.

"I hope the audience walks away not only moved by the relationships," McShaffery said, "but a reassurance that if you have the courage to follow your passions, your life will be richer than you ever could have planned."

Jenny Stafford is an award-winning bookwriter, lyricist, and playwright whose works have been heard on Broadway, regionally, and internationally. She recently joined the Temple Theater Department's staff as the new head of the Playwriting/Musical Theatre Bookwriting MFA Program.

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